For the Prevention of Suicide: The Pope Video
For the prevention of suicide – The Pope Video – November 2025 In The Pope Video for November, the Holy Father asks us to pray for those who are struggling with thoughts of suicide. He remincs us that all of us are vulnerable and that Christian communities must be welcoming, open to listening, and full of hope.Best Practices for Catechizing Diverse Learners
Do you have questions about catechizing diverse learners (e.g., Autism, ADHD…) in your school or parish? In this episode, Steve and Deacon Matt with special guest Charleen Katra, Executive Director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities talk about: •Best practices when catechizing diverse learners.
When It's All Too Much: Suicide and the Family
Made for Love podcast, Episode 35: Today, Made for Love addresses the heartbreaking reality of suicide. This episode features Christopher Miller-- Co-Chair of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability Council on Mental Illness. Tommy Tighe and Sister Colleen Nagle, FSE are also featured in this podcast
Webinar: Sister Hope, Tech-based Emotional Support
This webinar is sponsored by the NCPD Council on Mental Illness. Sign up for the NCPD E-news to learn about upcoming webinars. To ensure that more resources like this can be offered for FREE, please consider supporting NCPD.
Michael's story
Watch this video about how Michael and his family experience disability.
Catholics must do more to accompany people with mental illness
An interview by "U.S. Catholic: Faith in Real Life" with Deacon Tom Lambert, former Co-Chair of the NCPD Council on Mental Illness and Deacon of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Threats to the Lives of People with Disabilities: Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-lethal Conditions and Disability
Interviewer: Dr. Marie Hilliard, Director of Bioethics and Public Policy at the National Catholic Bioethics Center; Moderator of the October 5, 2010, National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD)
2014 Vatican Talk: Animating Hope in Christian Communities throughout America
"The question before us is whether individuals with autism and their families experience this dignity and love within their faith communities. Do they feel of 'inestimable value…masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever?' iv Are they truly 'willed…loved…and necessary'v as proclaimed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI?" - Janice Benton
